Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-02-18

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1nat same evening Mime. Damer.
e:.. having diurd and taken her coffee.
l..,-'- Id 10 h,ru>tI.t business with her
Ter. Mrs. Cooper a reduced
& a.. woman. who had tried tn trade
OF goyrrnc>> till She was heart->irk.
AL Thankfully left il fnr her present
situation. where she had lis to do and
fly @uincas year Mis- Atkinson
AID Miss Wells. the two showroom
assistants. came in. Ii WAS necessary
e. give Mrs. Cooper a summary of the
daI> sale. that She might enter the
different articles They arrived. in
due course. at the account Of Mrs.
Dalr! nipple.
DRESS of Point d'Anglrtcrre. cried
Nine. Damereau. ''Onc hundred
gunras.
(Which dress is it that she has
hon@ht?" inquired Mrs. Cooper, look
in" up from her writing. She had
Earn Il To take an interest in the sales
and the customers.
.'Thr one the Baroness ordered for
h y daughter. and then would not have
il when it came explained madame.
last night. when the Baroness refused
it. but it seems she did not keep it.
She was in. yesterday morning. asking
about lace dress. but she never knows
her own mind two hours together. that
Milady Oak-tonne."
1T is a very nice dress, remarked
Mrs. Cooper.
at is beauty" added Miss Akin
son. "And Lady Oak-tonnc need not
have cried it down"
did she cry it down?' quickly asked
madame.
''Shc said it was as dear rs fires hot. "
Par eXemple, uttered madame.
with flashed face. Ibid she say that?'
Yes, ma am, SO Roberts told me
when he brought it back"
''She Is the most inSOlent customer
we have, that femme Oak-tonnew ex-
ploded madame. "And pays the worst.
The robe would have been cheap at the
price asked her."
What price was that?" inquired
Mrs. Cooper.
Eighty guineas."
"Mrs. Dalrymple, lace robe, ono
hundred guineas," read Mrs. Cooper.
"What else?"
Making"
ats not made yet, is it?''
''Oh. put it down at round sum, >
commanded madame. Making, two
guineas. Peach glace slip comes next. y
Peach glace slip" wrote Mrs. Coop
or. 1.-The price. if you please?'
Put it down in round figures. too
l.
Il sold her those morning sleeves
with the little DOTS" interposcd Mis-.
Wells. There was no price mentioned
ma'am."
what were they markcd?" asked
madame.
Fourteen and sixpence."
''Put them down at a guinea, Mrs
Cooper. Making peach glace slip
let's see. no lining or trimmings-sa
fourteen shillings. White pontiac,
bonnet. thirteen guineas. Sleeves ant
collar what did l say for that, Mis-
Wels?"
Fifteen guineas. ma'am. and tn
handkerchief ninc."
''Sleeves, collar. and handkerchief O
Venice point, twenty-four gumeas.
rcau MIS-. cooper. "Snc must DC rlcn
this Mrs. Dalrymple."
CONNIE ca, for that" quoth madame
''She has had for more than a thou
sand pounds in the last six weeks.
suppose you are sure of her. Nine
Damereau? She is new customer this
season."
81 wish was as sure of getting t.
Paris next year." responded madame
'Hcr husband has not long come into
the estate. Their moneys all right
These young brides will dress and have
their fling, and let them, say !. These
Dalrccmps are friends of the Civ
lands, which is quite sufficient passc
port. You can go on now to Nine
Cliv-land, Mrs. Cooper; one black man
tie. silk and lace, three pounds tel
shillings, and one fancy straw bonnet
blue trimmings, three guincas."
''Is that all for Mrs. Cleveland?"
Madame shrugged her shoulders
That's all. l would not give thanl
you for the custom of Mime. Cliv-land
but they are well connected"
There was Mrs. Dalrymple'
wreath" interrupted Miss Atkinson
referring to a pencil list in her hand.
Eyes, forgot" answered madame
what were those wrcaths invoiccd t,
us at, Miss Wells? This is the frs
sold"
"Twenty-nine and sixpcnce each
ma'am
''Peach-and-white crystalized wreath
Mrs; Cooper. if you please. Forty-nin'
shlllings."
"Forty-nine shillings," conclude,
Mrs. Cooper, making the entry. II
that all. then, for Mrs. Dalrymple?"
That was all. and pretty goo,
"all." too.
BOT Selma Dalrymple didn't seem t,
think SO. | tell you the mania wa
upon her.
One bright morning. about fortnigh
afierwar !, when the sun was shinin;
brii:isnily and the skies were blue, AM
the streets warm and dusty, she lat il
the b:rakfast-room with her husband
The late iucal wns over, and Selma wa
drumming her pretty foot on the floor
and moi locking the essence of good
humor She wore a rchl v-embrOiderc'
white dress with pink ribbons. He
delicate features and her damask check
were softencd by white lace some
thing it WAC certainly nota cap. Mr.
Dalrymple's eyes had rarely rested Oh
fairer woman, and his heart knew
too well.
'.Sclina, l asked you last nigh
whether you intended to go to Lad
Burnham's breakfast at that rural will
of theirs. Of course if you 90 wi
accompany YOU. but otherwise l hav
some business l should like to atten
to on Thursday"
II can't 60" answered Selma. {"
have nothing to wear"
'Nolhing to wcar?"
Nothing on earth"
How Gun you say SOP"
81 did think of ordering a sutabl
toilette for it, and was at Damcreau'
about it yesterday. But after what yo
said last night"
Selma stopped. pouted and locke
half inclined to cry.
My dear, what do YOU mean? wha
did | say? Only that you seemed t
me never to appear in the same dress
whether at home or out; and | beggc